Serious Criminal Charges
If you have been charged with a serious criminal offence in Logan, your matter may be required to go to the Beenleigh District Court or Brisbane Supreme Court. While a matter may at first glance be serious, it can take time before it leaves the Magistrates Court (pre-committal). Our role will be to challenge or negotiate the charge during the pre-committal stage to reduce cost and attempt to resolve the matter.
If your intention is to challenge the charge, we may request a evidence on your behalf. Depending on the charge, evidence may include, but not limited to:
- Search warrants;
- Body worn camera footage;
- Witness statements;
- Forensic expert statements; and
- Photographs and CCTV footage.
As your matter progresses, we will obtain this evidence. In some cases, this evidence may be exculpatory. Meaning, the evidence is favourable and may be the basis for the charge being withdrawn or negotiated to a lesser charge. In other cases where the charge or allegation is contested, we may be responsible for:
- Requesting a partial or full brief of evidence;
- Requesting evidence not included in a full brief;
- Challenging the validity of warrant/s;
- Challenging the validity of an arrest;
- Providing legal arguments in relation to the charge or part of the charge; and/or
- Submitting for the withdrawal of charge/s or substitution of charge/s.
In order to do this, we may be required to liaise and negotiate with Logan Police Prosecutions or the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Beenleigh. Depending on the nature and seriousness of your matter, we may also be required to conduct independent investigations to assist with your legal defence. In relation to this, the more time we have to assist you with your matter, the better your defence is likely to be.
